Fury at 'child exploitation' in North

Children in the North are being paid less than £3 (€4.29) an hour for labouring in the fields, it was revealed today.

Children in the North are being paid less than £3 (€4.29) an hour for labouring in the fields, it was revealed today.

Migrant support worker and former MP Bernadette McAliskey said foreign youths aged under 16 were being exploited to produce cheap food after the minimum wage of £2.76 (€3.95) was approved by the Agricultural Wages Board.

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